New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. First Edition. "These drawings came about when Lincoln Kirstein (whose idea the children were) asked me to do something for the fiftieth season of the New York City Ballet. They appeared, with the title Ballethooha, in a slightly different form in Playbill for the..... More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1929. First American Edition. Green's second novel, centered around "a family business...an engineering works in Birmingham which a young man takes over from his dying father. But, despite the delicious satire on his position and love affairs, the book is really about skilled..... More

London: The Bodley Head Ltd., 1966. First UK Edition. Late novel by Greene, set in Haiti under the rule of "Papa Doc" Duvalier and his secret police, the Tonton Macoute. The novel explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner. A successful publication for..... More

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. First UK Edition. The author's first novel, the story of a reluctant smuggler who betrays his colleagues and the aftermath of his betrayal. Basis for the 1947 adventure film directed by Bernard Knowles, starring Michael Redgrave and Richard Attenborough. Wobbe A2.a. First Impression, one of..... More

Paris: L'Edition D'Art H. Piazza, 1921. First Edition. Handsome edition of of The Golden Fleece and Other Tales of Ancient Greece, with wrappers and text exquisitely illustrated by Edmond Dulac. One of 1300 numbered copies, this being copy no.90. Quarto (30cm); publisher's original illustrated wrappers; [ii],123,[7], with 14pp of mounted..... More

New York: Oliphant Press, 1975. First Edition. First book by the Jersey City poet and spoken word artist, a slim collection of verse written under the name "Juan" Hamill. OCLC notes 4 holdings (SUNY Buffalo, LC, Amherst Coll., Univ. Utah), with an additional copy held with her archive at Cornell..... More

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. First Edition. Harrison's book is notable for being one of the first critical works on Bukowski's poetry and prose, dealing heavily with the author's influences and the predominant themes in his work. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies signed by the author, this..... More

New York: Ecco Press, 2007. First Edition. First Printing. Slim octavo; burgundy paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; 88pp. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. Winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.More

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; dark brown cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front panel; 66pp. Hint of sunning to upper board edges with subtle offsetting to front endpaper, else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped and unfaded, with..... More

New York: The Dead Language Press, 1962. First Edition. Early volume produced by Heliczer's Dead Language Press, collecting for the first time six poems which first appeared in publications in Paris and the UK. With an afterword by Anselm Hollo. Scarce. Square 12mo; brown letterpress printed sheets stapled into illustrated..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. First British Edition. Set during the Italian campaign of World War I, Hemingway's novel centers on a love affair between two expatriates set against the backdrop of the war, cynical soldiers, and the displacement of populations. Basis for two notable film adaptations: the Oscar-winning Frank Borzage..... More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First American Edition. Hemingway's third novel, recounting a love affair between an American expatriate and an English nurse, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. This copy inscribed to Hemingway scholar and biographer Michael Murphy, author of Hemingway: The Best of What..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. The author's second work of non-fiction, an account of a month-long safari he took in East Africa with his wife Pauline in December of 1933. An attractive copy, and a decidedly more interesting dustjacket design than that of the first British edition. Hannemann A39.c. Later impression..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First U.K. Edition. Sharp copy of this posthumous work containing sketches of the author's life in Paris during the 1920's, "in the early days when we were very poor and very happy." Hanneman A46.a. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); dark brown paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in..... More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. A superlative copy of Hemingway's classic novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and generally considered the catalyst for Hemingway winning the Nobel Prize. Basis for the 1958 John Sturges film starring Specer Tracy. Grissom A.24.1.a; Hanneman A45a. First Printing. Octavo..... More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926 [but ca.1933]. Hemingway's great Lost Generation novel about a group of American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to Spain. The pictorial jacket, which depicts a flapper in a sleeveless green dress, was reportedly Hemingway's favorite among all his books, and he was..... More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First Revised (Second American) Edition. The author's second book and first collection of short fiction. This edition bears an introduction by Edmund Wilson and a 4-page introduction by the author not present in the previous editions. Hemingway also revised the text of "A Very..... More

Paris: Gallimard, 1928. First French Edition. The first of Hemingway's books published in French, collecting the title story and five others: "Mon vieux," " L'Invincible," "Le Champion," "Le village indien," and "Les Tueurs." A distinguished copy, inscribed by the translator to Louis Daniel Hirsch, author and Director of Sales at..... More

Fort Lauderdale, FL: S.i., 1984. First Edition. Self-published draft of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's play, set in Hemingway's home in Cuba during the 1950's. In addition to working for south Florida's Sun Sentinel, de Groot was also a member of the award-winning team that covered the Kent State shootings in..... More

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1933. First American Edition. Hilton's best-known work was not a best-seller upon publication; 1,100 of the 2,500-copy print run was sold in advance, and it would be nine months before the remainder of the print run was exhausted. After Alexander Woollcott raved about the..... More

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1935. First Edition. Humorous football novel centered around Brünnehilde "Pussy" Downing (aka. "Pink Pants"), the blonde-haired, blue-eyed kicker for the (fictional) Bowlby College football team, who beats the Harvard boys 14-0 during their highly-anticipated game. With 12 illustrations throughout the text by John Held, Jr...... More

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2010. Limited Edition. Handsome edition of Hornby's first novel, basis for Stephen Frears's 2000 film of the same name, starring John Cusack and Jack Black. Octavo (22 cm); full dark blue leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers;..... More